Boston Red Sox vs. Minnesota Twins - Box Score - April 25, 2012 - ESPN Boston

Scores for Apr 25, 2012

Final

Series: Game 3 of 3

Boston won 3-0

Game 1: Monday, April 23
Boston	6	Final
Minnesota	5	Final
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Game 2: Tuesday, April 24
Boston	11	Final
Minnesota	2	Final
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Game 3: Wednesday, April 25
Boston	7	Final
Minnesota	6	Final
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Red Sox 7

(7-10, 4-5 away)

Twins 6

(5-14, 2-7 home)

Alerts

8:10 PM ET, April 25, 2012

Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	0	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	7	10	0
MIN	0	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	6	14	0

W: C. Buchholz (2-1)

L: L. Hendriks (0-1)

S: A. Aceves (4)

Boston Red Sox
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
M Aviles SS	4	1	1	3	0	0	15	.328	.358	.594
R Sweeney RF	4	0	1	0	0	2	17	.382	.407	.582
D Pedroia 2B	4	2	3	0	0	0	11	.310	.355	.535
A Gonzalez 1B	3	1	1	1	1	1	26	.303	.347	.455
D Ortiz DH	3	1	0	0	1	1	15	.424	.473	.682
K Youkilis 3B	4	1	1	0	0	1	17	.204	.267	.296
J Saltalamacchia C	4	0	1	2	0	1	11	.238	.273	.452
C Ross LF	3	1	1	1	0	1	11	.267	.328	.567
D McDonald LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.103	.229	.172
M Byrd CF	4	0	1	0	0	1	13	.308	.308	.308
Totals	34	7	10	7	2	8	137
BATTING 2B: D Pedroia (5, L Hendriks) 3B: D Pedroia (1, L Hendriks) HR: M Aviles (4, 2nd inning off L Hendriks 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: C Ross (15), M Aviles 3 (13), J Saltalamacchia 2 (6), A Gonzalez (13) 2-out RBI: M Aviles 3, J Saltalamacchia 2 GIDP: K Youkilis, D Pedroia Red Sox RISP: 4-9 (M Aviles 1-1, D Ortiz 0-1, C Ross 1-1, K Youkilis 0-1, J Saltalamacchia 1-2, M Byrd 0-1, A Gonzalez 1-2) Team LOB: 2
FIELDING DP: 1 (M Aviles-A Gonzalez).

Boston Red Sox
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
C Buchholz (W, 2-1)	5.1	10	5	5	3	2	0	107-69	8.87
S Atchison	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	3-3	2.31
J Thomas	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5-3	7.71
M Albers (H, 1)	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	6-4	3.00
V Padilla (H, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	10-9	8.64
F Morales (H, 4)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	20-12	5.14
A Aceves (S, 4)	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	20-11	14.40
Totals	9.0	14	6	6	4	5	0	171-111
PITCHING S Atchison pitched to 1 batter in the 6th; J Thomas pitched to 2 batters in the 6th HBP: C Parmelee (By J Thomas); A Casilla (By A Aceves) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: C Buchholz 23/29; S Atchison 1/1; J Thomas 2/2; M Albers 2/2; V Padilla 2/3; F Morales 2/3; A Aceves 2/6 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: C Buchholz 23-6-16-24; S Atchison 1-0-1-1; J Thomas 0-1-1-1; M Albers 2-0-0-2; V Padilla 5-2-0-2; F Morales 2-2-6-2; A Aceves 4-2-2-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Buchholz 11-3; S Atchison 0-0; J Thomas 0-0; M Albers 2-0; V Padilla 2-0; F Morales 1-1; A Aceves 2-0 Game Scores: C Buchholz 27

Minnesota Twins
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
D Span CF	6	1	2	1	0	2	25	.333	.373	.436
J Carroll SS	3	1	0	0	2	1	24	.222	.325	.264
J Mauer C	5	1	2	2	0	0	22	.319	.410	.403
J Morneau DH	5	0	2	1	0	0	15	.238	.333	.492
C Parmelee 1B	2	0	1	0	1	0	16	.260	.315	.380
D Valencia PR-3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.206	.215	.317
T Plouffe RF	4	0	1	1	1	1	22	.125	.250	.167
S Burroughs 3B-1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	13	.133	.188	.200
a-R Doumit PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	.241	.250	.315
B Revere LF	5	2	2	0	0	0	13	.250	.250	.313
A Casilla 2B	4	1	3	1	0	0	14	.271	.300	.313
Totals	40	6	14	6	4	5	171
a-singled to right for S Burroughs in the 9th
BATTING 2B: B Revere (1, C Buchholz); D Span (6, C Buchholz); J Morneau (4, J Thomas) RBI: A Casilla (1), D Span (3), J Mauer 2 (11), J Morneau (8), T Plouffe (1) GIDP: S Burroughs Twins RISP: 5-16 (A Casilla 1-1, J Mauer 1-2, D Span 1-3, B Revere 0-1, J Carroll 0-2, T Plouffe 1-3, J Morneau 1-2, S Burroughs 0-2) Team LOB: 13
BASERUNNING SB: A Casilla (3, 2nd base off C Buchholz/J Saltalamacchia)
FIELDING DP: 2 (S Burroughs-A Casilla-C Parmelee, J Carroll-A Casilla-S Burroughs). Outfield Assist: T Plouffe (J Saltalamacchia at 2nd base).

Minnesota Twins
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
L Hendriks (L, 0-1)	4.0	9	7	7	2	3	1	87-57	6.89
A Swarzak	3.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	26-21	5.03
G Perkins	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	17-11	7.36
J Burton	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7-5	3.38
Totals	9.0	10	7	7	2	8	1	137-94
PITCHING L Hendriks pitched to 2 batters in the 5th First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: L Hendriks 13/22; A Swarzak 7/8; G Perkins 1/3; J Burton 1/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: L Hendriks 18-5-18-16; A Swarzak 7-3-4-7; G Perkins 4-4-3-0; J Burton 1-1-1-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: L Hendriks 3-5; A Swarzak 5-3; G Perkins 0-0; J Burton 2-0 Game Scores: L Hendriks 17

Scoring Summary

			BOS	MIN
	2nd	C Ross singled to left, D Ortiz scored, K Youkilis to second.	1	0
	2nd	M Aviles homered to left (386 feet), K Youkilis and C Ross scored.	4	0
	2nd	A Casilla singled to left center, B Revere scored.	4	1
	3rd	J Saltalamacchia singled to right, D Pedroia and A Gonzalez scored, J Saltalamacchia thrown out at second attempting to advance on play.	6	1
	5th	A Gonzalez singled to left, D Pedroia scored.	7	1
	6th	D Span doubled to deep right, B Revere scored, A Casilla to third.	7	2
	6th	J Mauer singled to center, A Casilla and D Span scored, J Carroll to third.	7	4
	6th	J Morneau doubled to deep right, J Carroll scored, J Mauer to third.	7	5
	6th	T Plouffe singled to center, J Mauer scored, J Morneau to third, D Valencia to second.	7	6
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Game Notes

RED SOX LEFTFIELDER CODY ROSS LEFT THE GAME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SIXTH INNING WITH A SORE LEFT KNEE.
TWINS FIRST BASEMAN CHRIS PARMELEE LEFT THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SIXTH INNING AFTER BEING HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A PITCH THROWN BY JUSTIN THOMAS.

Game Information

Stadium	Target Field, Minneapolis, MN
Attendance	32,254 (81.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:32
Weather	71 degrees, clear
Wind	6 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Gary Cederstrom, First Base - Lance Barksdale, Second Base - Fieldin Culbreth, Third Base - Adrian Johnson